Chapter 197: Weak Palace Maid vs. Eunuch Brother (6)

Side Hall of Xixiu Palace.

"How have you been these days?" Ju Heng handed the rouge hidden in his sleeve to his sister.

He had recently been helping the Bu family and had gained a lot of benefits. The first thing he did when he had some spare money was to ask someone to buy him things for girls.

"Empress Hui treated me very well." Shi Yi pinched the rouge and wanted to ask where the money came from but couldn't bring himself to ask.

Ju Heng saw her embarrassment, touched her head, and smiled, "It's my own savings. Knowing that you love beauty, I asked someone to buy you the best outside the palace."

He could still remember that when he was a child, his family was poor and couldn't afford silk flowers. The children of the neighbors next door always came to show off their newly bought silk flowers. He accompanied his sister to the mountains to pick wild flowers to make wreaths. The wreaths were beautiful in color and fragrant, and the children of the neighbors next door were so angry that they cried.

"Brother still remembers my love of beauty when I was a child." Shi Yi shyly curled the broken hair on the side of his face.

After learning that the money came from a legitimate source, she hid the rouge in her sleeves.

Although her life in Xixiu Palace was better than that in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, many of the maids serving Huifei were dissatisfied because Huifei always asked her to accompany her. If they saw that she had such a good thing, they would definitely snatch it away.

"Brother has been valued by the people above recently." Ju Heng held her hand, stared into her eyes sincerely and said, "Wait for brother for a while, and I won't let you live in Xixiu Palace to serve Huifei."

"Brother, you must put your life first in everything." Shi Yi put his hand on his heart, with worry in his eyes, "If anything happens to you, I won't live in vain."

"Don't worry." Ju Heng withdrew his hand and turned his back.

He and his sister have been dependent on each other since childhood, so of course he knew that she was not lying. But if he wants to climb to that high position, he must gamble with his life. As long as he wins the bet, then...

"Brother, look into my eyes and promise." Shi Yi walked up to him and interrupted his thoughts.

"You are just a little kid, you are still as ignorant as before." Ju Heng smiled and rubbed her face, the bitterness on the corner of his mouth was deeply hidden under his smile.

No matter what, he would not continue to be a lowly eunuch. If he was alone in this palace, it would be fine if he was bullied or even killed, but now his sister is also in this palace. As a brother, if he has no power in his hands, how can he protect her!

"Brother." Shi Yi hugged his waist reluctantly, not wanting him to leave. In him, she truly felt the inseparable responsibility and connection between blood.

Of course, she saw that he was hypocritical, but she was more frightened by the desire hidden in his eyes. She began to think that this was a bad thing, but the more she thought about it, the more she felt that [desire] was beneficial to human survival.

In his previous life, Ju Heng thought that his aunt had married his sister, so he entered the harem with peace of mind, and lived with a dead heart, and was finally beaten to death by Eunuch Wu himself. But now Ju Heng has his only sister by his side, so no matter what, he has to plan for himself and his sister, so he will definitely cherish his life more.

After Ju Heng left the side hall, Shi Yi went to the main hall to thank Concubine Hui as soon as possible.

Concubine Hui said nothing and continued to paint the landscape painting. Shi Yi stood quietly beside her, grinding and serving. After

the landscape painting was completed, Concubine Hui put down her pen, and Shi Yi quickly brought her clean water to wash her hands.

Concubine Hui's fingers, as slender and white as emerald green onions, were still dripping with water, but she destroyed the painting she had been painting for a day, tore it into pieces and threw it on the ground.

"Your Majesty~" Shi Yi knew that she was in a bad mood and wanted to stop her.

Concubine Hui pushed her away, and the whole person fell on the chair, laughing until she couldn't stand up straight anymore, and she calmed down.

"Your Majesty, I will clean it up first." Shi Yi saw that her mood was more stable, and began to clean up the desk. Because the painting was not dry, there was a lot of ink on the ground.

Concubine Hui spoke, "In the past, the emperor liked to watch me paint the most, saying that my paintings have a kind of graceful beauty. I also thought that I was the most pure and distant person in his heart. But now he has begun to favor voluptuous beauties like Concubine Yan, and never comes to my palace again. My painting skills have also begun to decline."

"My queen, you are a pure person. You just need to sit in this Xixiu Palace and be the master of your palace. Now, the commander of the Bu army is being reused by the emperor. Why do you have to be sad for the emperor's grace?" Shi Yi's hands were full of ink, but the sincerity in his eyes was real.

As long as the emperor wants to reuse the commander of the Bu army, Concubine Hui's position will not be affected. The relationship between the former dynasty and the harem has always been inseparable. In the former dynasty, the emperor wanted to reuse ministers to open up territories for him and stabilize the people's hearts. The fastest way to win over ministers in the harem was to favor the ministers' daughters. Therefore, since ancient times, it has been extremely difficult to have a favorite in the harem.

Of course, Shi Yi also understood that Hui Fei could sit in the current position, and she had thought of these things, but she was still sad because of her feelings for the emperor. She was unwilling to choose to face it.

"Of course I know this, but I just can't understand why the emperor changed his face so quickly." Hui Fei looked at the inkstone on the desk, her eyes full of nostalgia, "On that day, he said that he would never let me down. Everything he had would be given to me."

This must be the promise of the position of queen to Hui Fei. Otherwise, Hui Fei and the Bu family would not be so dedicated to overthrowing the Yan family. But Hui Fei is so sad now, which means that the emperor doesn't want to fulfill it at all.

In a few seconds, Shi Yi's thoughts have turned around in his mind several times.

"You are a smart person." Hui Fei smiled, her face pale and transparent under the slanting sun.

For some reason, she always felt that the little maid in front of her was different from everyone she had seen.

Ordinary people all know that the palace is complicated. If the family is not extremely difficult, no one would be willing to send their children to the palace, let alone children voluntarily enter the palace. But the young maid in front of her was married off by her aunt but ran away halfway, trying her best to replace another maid.

If it was for family affection, she would only believe it half. But she believed more that the maid in front of her must have great ambitions.

"Your Majesty, you are too kind." Shi Yi knelt down hurriedly to express her sincerity.

She didn't know that her deliberate concealment was discovered.

"Your brother works for my brother, and the Bu family will certainly not treat him badly. You stay with me, and I will naturally not treat you badly." Concubine Hui's expression was gentle, and she returned to her previous clarity.

Shi Yi kowtowed to thank her, but she didn't know that she was about to be pushed into this grand palace fight.

(End of this chapter)